"You Give Love a Bad Name" Became the #1 Song in America
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1988 - TV 101 Premiered on CBS
* Ran 1 Season with 17 Episodes
Featuring Matt LeBlanc and Stacey Dash
#1 Songs in America
(November 29th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Truly"
Lionel Richie
11/27 - 12/10
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "We Built This City"
Starship
11/16 - 11/29
1986 - "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Bon Jovi
11/29 - 12/5
1987 - “(I've Had) The Time of My Life”
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
11/28 - 12/4
1988 - "Bad Medicine"
Bon Jovi
11/19 - 12/2
1989 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
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Fun Baseball Facts
(National League Batting Title)
1980 - Bill Buckner .324
Chicago Cubs
1981 - Bill Madlock .341
Pittsburgh Pirates
1982 - Al Oliver .331
Montreal Expos
1983 - Bill Madlock .323
Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 - Tony Gwynn .351
San Diego Padres
1985 - Willie McGee .353
St. Louis Cardinals
1986 - Tim Raines .334
Montreal Expos
1987 - Tony Gwynn .370
San Diego Padres
1988 - Tony Gwynn .313
San Diego Padres
1989 - Tony Gwynn .336
San Diego Padres\
1988 - Guns N’ Roses Released Their 2nd Album, G N' R Lies
* Featuring "Patience"
Billboard Charts: #2
Over 5 Million Copies Sold in the U.S.
Fun Fact!
Guns N' Roses Formed in Los Angeles in March 1985 When the 2 Bands, Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns Formed
November 29th in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1949 - Jerry “The King” Lawler (Wrestling)
Birthplace: Memphis, TN
1951 - Barry Goudreau (Guitarist) Boston
Birthplace: Boston, MA
1952 - Jeff Fahey (Actor) Silverado
Birthplace: Olean, NY
1955 - Howie Mandel (Actor and Comedian)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1959 - Neal Broten (Hockey)
Birthplace: Roseau, MN
1960 - Howard Johnson (Baseball)
Birthplace: Clearwater, FL
1960 - Cathy Moriarty (Actress) Raging Bull
Birthplace: The Bronx, NY
1961 - Kim Delaney (Actress) NYPD Blue
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
1962 - Andrew Mccarthy (Actor) Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire
Birthplace: Westfield, NJ
1964 - Don Cheadle (Actor) Colors “Rocket”
Birthplace: Kansas City, NJ
1968 - Jonathan Knight (Singer) New Kids on the Block
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Fun Fact!
Kim Delaney Won an Emmy Award in 1997 for Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series fro Her Role as Diane Russell on NYPD Blue
Other Notable Dates
(On November 29th)
1777 - San Jose (California) Was Founded by José Joaquín Moraga
* The City Was Originally Named, Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe
1783 - A 5.3 Earthquake Hit New Jersey
1877 - Thomas Edison Demonstrates the Phonograph (Record Player) For the First Time
1902 - The Pittsburgh Stars Beat the Philadelphia Athletics 11 - 0 to Win the First American, Professional Football Championship
1961 - A Chimpanzee Was Launched Into Space in the Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission
* The Spacecraft Orbited the Earth Twice then Landed Off the Coast of Puerto Rico
1963 - Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 Crashed After Takeoff From Montreal-Dorval International Airport
* All 118 People on Board Died
1963 - “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles Was Released in the UK
* #1 Song in America from February 1 - March 20
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
1972 - Atari Released Pong
* The First Official Video Game
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1986 - “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from November 29 - December 5
80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
No 80s Movies Released On This Day
Did You Know?
Red Dawn (1984) Was the First PG-13 Rated Movie
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Breaking Away Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Starring Jackie Earl Haley
* Best Known For Playing Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears
1988 - TV 101 Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 17
Featuring Matt LeBlanc and Stacey Dash
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - In Concert Volume Two
Amy Grant (5th Album)
Fun Fact!
Amy Grant is the Youngest of 4 Sisters
* Born in Augusta, Georgia But Grew Up in Nashville, Tennessee
1982 - It’s Alright I See Rainbows
Yoko Ono (6th Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #98
1984 - Real Live (Live Album)
Bob Dylan
Billboard Charts: #115
1985 - Echoes in a Shallow Bay (EP)
Cocteau Twins
1988 - G N' R Lies
Guns N' Roses (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Featuring “Patience”
Over 5 Million Copies Sold in the US
1989 - Best Of Rockers ‘n’ Ballads (Compilation Album)
Scorpions
Billboard Charts: #17
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Ronnie Carr (Western Carolina) Made the First 3-Pointer in NCAA History
1987 - The Edmonton Eskimos Beat the Toronto Argonauts 38 - 36 in Canadian Football League's 75th Grey Cup
Offensive MVP: Damon Allen
Defensive MVP: Stewart Hill
Location: BC Place Stadium in Vancouver
Attendance: 59,478
1987 - The New Orleans Saints Clinched Their First Winning Season In Franchise History
The Saints Beat the Steelers 20 - 16 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh
Spread
Saints -2.5
O/U 40.0
1987 - Bo Jackson Ran a 91-Yard Touchdown on Monday Night Football Against the Seattle Seahawks
The Raiders Beat the Seahawks 37 - 14 at the Kingdome in Seattle
Spread
Seahawks -9
O/U 44.0
Bo Jackson Ran Over Linebacker Brian Bosworth For a 2-Yard Touchdown
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1987 - North Korean Agents Planted a Bomb on Korean Air Flight 858 That Killed All 115 Passengers and Crew
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Headlines
(November 29th)
1981 - Actress, Natalie Wood Drowned at the Age of 43 Off the Coast of Catalina Island
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Other Notable Birthdays
Joe Weider (Bodybuilder and Entrepeneur)
November 29, 1919 - March 23, 2013
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Passed Away at Age 93 From Heart Failure
A Nutrition Pioneer For Bodybuilders
Vin Scully (Sportscaster)
November 29, 1927 - August 2, 2022
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away in His Hidden Hills, California Home at Age 94 (Unknown Cause)
The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger Announcer For 67 Years
Garry Shandling (Actor and Comedian)
November 29, 1949 - March 24, 2016
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Passed Away at Age 66 From Hyperparathyroidism
Hosted the It's Garry Shandling's Show on Showtime From 1986 to 1990
* Nominated For 4 Emmy Awards
Tom Sizemore (Actor)
November 29, 1961 - March 3, 2023
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Passed Away at Age 61 From a Brain Aneurysm
Made His Film Debut in the 1989 Film Lock Up
* Also Known For His Roles in Point Break (1991) Natural Born Killers (1994) and Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Natalie Wood (Actress)
July 20, 1938 - November 29, 1981
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Drowned at Age 43 Off of Catalina Island
Played Susan Walker in the 1947 Christmas Film, Miracle on 34th Street
* Also Played Maria in the Academy Award Winning Film, West Side Story (1961)
Ralph Bellamy (Actor)
June 17, 1904 - November 29, 1991
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Passed Away at Age 87 From a Lung Ailment
Played Randolph Duke in the 1983 Film Trading Places
* Nominated For an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor For the 1937 Film The Awful Truth
George Harrison (Guitarist)
February 25, 1943 - November 29, 2001
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Passed Away at Age 58 From Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Spread to His Brain
Lead Guitarist For The Beatles
John Drew Barrymore (Actor)
June 4, 1932 - November 29, 2004
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Passed Away at Age 72 From Cancer (Unknown)
The Father of Actress, Drew Barrymore